What causes the dispersion of white light into its component colours?
Subject: General Science
Topic: The Human Eye and the Colourful World
Options:
- Option A: Reflection of light
- Option B: Refraction of light through a prism
- Option C: Scattering of light
- Option D: Diffraction of light
Correct Answer:
Option B: Refraction of light through a prism
Explanation:
The splitting of white light into its component colours is called dispersion. Different colours of light bend through different angles as they pass through a prism, causing them to separate.